Arabic-Farsi Translation: Connecting Persian & Arab Worlds
The UK's Iranian and Afghan communities have grown significantly, with over 100,000 Iranian-born and 80,000 Afghan-born residents. Many arrived as asylum seekers and refugees, creating urgent demand for Arabic-Farsi translation of legal documents, identity papers, and supporting evidence. Iraqi and Syrian refugees with Farsi-speaking family members, Iranian dissidents with Arabic-language court documents, and Afghan nationals with Arabic educational certificates all require precise translation that captures the legal nuances of both languages. Our translators handle both Iranian Farsi (Persian) and Afghan Dari, understanding the dialectal differences that matter for legal proceedings.
Arabic and Farsi share the Arabic script and approximately 40% of vocabulary through centuries of cultural exchange, but they belong to entirely different language families, Arabic is Semitic while Farsi is Indo-European. This shared vocabulary often has subtle meaning shifts that only expert translators can navigate. A word like "daftar" means "notebook" in Farsi but "register/office" in Arabic. Our translators are native speakers who understand these false cognates and can accurately convey meaning across both languages without the confusion that machine translation regularly produces.
Academic and literary translation between Arabic and Farsi has a thousand-year heritage, from medieval scholars who wrote in both languages to modern universities offering joint programmes. We translate Iranian university transcripts and degree certificates that include Arabic-language Islamic studies modules, Arabic academic references for Iranian scholars, and bilingual research publications. We also handle commercial translation for the growing trade between Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf states, including contracts, technical specifications, and trade correspondence.
